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From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
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From this reading [Footnote 10: The housekeeper.]
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From this reading [Footnote 11: The agent.]
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From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
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From this reading [Footnote 9: The butler.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading [Footnote 11: The agent.]
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
beggarsnounUS /ˈbeɡərz/
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
the formal act of approving
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading [Footnote 9: The butler.]
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 9: The butler.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
death of a person
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading [Footnote 10: The housekeeper.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
immediately past
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
most important element
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
pennynounUS /ˈpeni/
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
ROBINnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
roguenounUS /roʊɡ/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
shillingnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 9: The butler.]
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
ThrowsnounUS /θroʊz/
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
twopencenoun
a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Grave Harry, when the poor are pressing Gives them a penny and God's blessing; But always careful of the main, With twopence left, walks home in rain.
at the time that
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 1730 Robin to beggars with a curse, Throws the last shilling in his purse; And when the coachman comes for pay, The rogue must call another day.
